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GUAYAQUIL

Most Famous People Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador

Notable people
628
Peak decade
1990s
Median birth year
1969
Most distinctive
Model 6.2×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Guayaquil during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Guayaquil Is Known For

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Football is Guayaquil's biggest profession — 34% of all notables (213).

Guayaquil over-indexes on model — 6.2× the global rate.

  1. Football213
  2. Politician90
  3. Writer42
  4. Actor41
  5. Lawyer23
  6. Player15
  7. Singer15
  8. Painter12
  1. Model106.2×
  2. Football2133.1×
  3. Lawyer232.1×
  4. Writer422.0×
  5. Poet121.8×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Guayaquil's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco

1908 - 1993

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Joaquín Gallegos Lara

1911 - 1947

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Violeta Luna

Born 1943

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Miguel Donoso Pareja

1931 - 2015

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Numa Pompilio Llona

1832 - 1907

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Medardo Ángel Silva

1898 - 1919

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José de la Cuadra

1903 - 1941

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Rosa Borja de Ycaza

1889 - 1964

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José Martínez Queirolo

1931 - 2008

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Sonia Manzano Vela

Born 1947

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Ana Cecilia Blum

Born 1972

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Rosa Amelia Alvarado

Born 1944

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Mónica Ojeda

Born 1988

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Solange Rodríguez

Born 1976

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Francisco Pérez Febres-Cordero

1934 - 2010

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Marieta de Veintemilla

1855 - 1907

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Pedro Saad Herrería

1940 - 2014

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Andrea Crespo (writer)

Born 1983

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Víctor Manuel Rendón

1859 - 1940

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Ernesto Carrión

Born 1977

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Cristina Reyes

Born 1981

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Jorge Velasco Mackenzie

Born 1949

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Eugenia Viteri

Born 1928

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Rita Lecumberri

1831 - 1910

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Victor Emilio Estrada

1891 - 1954

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Marcelo Báez

Born 1969

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Luis Carlos Mussó

Born 1970

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Juan Carlos Riofrío Martínez-Villalba

Born 1976

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Hans Behr

Born 1962

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Cecilia Ansaldo

Born 1949

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Ramón Sonnenholzner

Born 1958

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Humberto Vinueza

1942 - 2017

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Francisco Campos Coello

1841 - 1916

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Leonardo Valencia

Born 1969

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Miguel Antonio Chávez

Born 1979

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Maritza Cino

Born 1957

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María Albán

Born 1939

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José Mascote

1794 - 1859

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Adolfo Macías Huerta

Born 1960

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Jorge Martillo

Born 1957

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Wenceslao Pareja y Pareja

1880 - 1947

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Adelaida Velasco Galdós

1894 - 1967

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